In Vinnytsia oblast in Holy Trinity Church in Khmilnyk returned to the ownership of a religious community (+photos)
,April 15, after a solemn service at the Holy Trinity Church in the city of chmielnik, which was conducted by Metropolitan of Vinnitsa and Barsky Simeon, was the transfer of documents to return the property of religious communities of a complex of ecclesiastical buildings and structures. RSA Chairman Valery Cow read out to the parishioners of the Church the text of the order and was handed a package of documents that certify ownership of a religious community at temple, nationalized in the years of Soviet power , the Abbot of Holy Trinity Church in Vinnytsia diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, mitred Archpriest Vasyl Solodchuk. Turning to community, priests, representatives of the district authorities present at the service , Mr Cow said: "every generation of people has a special symbolic things: one generation built the temples to be replaced by the fact that they were destroyed,occupied, not allowing people to turn to God. the power has a big mission: the power should be with people because we're all not the most dramatic time in the modern history of Ukraine. We must therefore restore most of historical justice – to return the property of the community of this wonderful temple." The head of the region stressed that the sacred heritage that has given us such a price, you need to preserve, increase and pass on to children and grandchildren, as it is a testimony to the weight of our contribution to the Treasury of world civilization. Handing over the documents, the head of the regional state administration wished the temple of light, good destiny of the age, and all believers health, peace, kindness, love and faith without which life loses meaning. Reference: Since the beginning of this year authorities returned to the believers 9 temples. In General, for all the time passed 122 religious buildings. The city of Khmilnyk is one of the oldest settlements of our region. For centuries it budhraja significant role in the history of Podolia. Charms of the old city there are 4 Orthodox churches, whose history reaches from the 19th century. They are witnesses of the economic, socio-political, scientific-technical and cultural development of the region and simultaneously form an integral part of universal values. An interesting historical fact is that Holy Trinity Church, by the Providence of God, for all time of its existence from 1863 to close. This was reported in the Vinnytsia regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
